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Ray Cooper

Raymond Thomas "Ray" Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English virtuoso percussionist. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with several musically diverse bands and artists including George Harrison, Billy Joel, Rick Wakeman, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd and Elton John. Cooper absorbed the influence of rock drummers from the 1960s and 1970s such as Ginger Baker, Carmine Appice, and John Bonham.

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Actor

1975

[ ] Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium (The Band)

1979

[ ] To Russia... with Elton (Self)

1980

[ ] Popeye (The Preacher)

1985

[ ] Water (Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band)
[ ] Brazil (Technician)

1988

[ ] The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Functionary)
[ ] Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome (Self)
[ ] The Russian Film (Self)

1991

[ ] Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (Self - Percussion)

1992

[ ] Eric Clapton - MTV Unplugged (????)

1995

[ ] Elton John: Made in England Tour - Live in Rio de Janeiro (self)

1996

[ ] The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' (Self)

1997

[ ] Music for Montserrat (Self)

1999

[ ] Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton (Self)

2002

[ ] Lost in La Mancha (Self - Longtime Gilliam Colleague)
[ ] Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace (Bandmember)

2003

[ ] Concert for George (Self)

2009

[ ] The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Vladimir)

2013

[ ] 9 Month Stretch (Journaliste britannique (non crédité))

2014

[ ] Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano (Self - Percussion)

2017

[ ] Peter Maffay - MTV Unplugged (Himself)

2019

[ ] An Accidental Studio (Self)

2022

[ ] Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium (Self)

2025

[ ] Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later (Percussion)

Production

1986

[ 5/10 ] Mona Lisa (Co-Producer)

1988

[ ] The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Co-Producer)

1989

[ ] How to Get Ahead in Advertising (Co-Producer)

2015

[ ] A Little Chaos (Executive Producer)

Sound

1984

[ ] A Private Function (Music Producer)

1988

[ ] The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Music Producer)

1991

[ ] The Fisher King (Music Consultant)

1998

[ ] Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Original Music Composer)